"Legionnaires' Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute, sometimes fatal, pneumonia-like bacterial infection characterized by high fever, malaise, muscle aches, respiratory disorders and headache. It is named for an outbreak at the 1976 Philadelphia convention of the American Legion.
| Descriptor ID |
D007877
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.500.501 C08.730.382.380
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| Concept/Terms |
Legionnaires' Disease- Legionnaires' Disease
- Disease, Legionnaires'
- Legionnaire's Disease
- Legionnaires Disease
- Legionella pneumophila Infections
- Infections, Legionella pneumophila
- Infection, Legionella pneumophila
- Legionella pneumophila Infection
- Legionnaire Disease
- Disease, Legionnaire
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Legionnaires' Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Walker JT, McDermott PJ. Confirming the Presence of Legionella pneumophila in Your Water System: A Review of Current Legionella Testing Methods. J AOAC Int. 2021 Aug 20; 104(4):1135-1147.
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Puri S, Boudreaux-Kelly M, Walker JD, Clancy CJ, Decker BK. Clinical Presentation of Community-Acquired Legionella Pneumonia Identified by Universal Testing in an Endemic Area. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 01 15; 17(2).
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Crook B, Willerton L, Smith D, Wilson L, Poran V, Helps J, McDermott P. Legionella risk in evaporative cooling systems and underlying causes of associated breaches in health and safety compliance. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2020 03; 224:113425.
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Stallworth C, Steed L, Fisher MA, Nolte FS. Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella londiniensis. J Clin Microbiol. 2012 Dec; 50(12):4178-9.
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Varner TR, Bookstaver PB, Rudisill CN, Albrecht H. Role of rifampin-based combination therapy for severe community-acquired Legionella pneumophila pneumonia. Ann Pharmacother. 2011 Jul; 45(7-8):967-76.
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Schuetz AN, Hughes RL, Howard RM, Williams TC, Nolte FS, Jackson D, Ribner BS. Pseudo-outbreak of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 8 infection associated with a contaminated ice machine in a bronchoscopy suite. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2009 May; 30(5):461-6.
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Malan AK, Martins TB, Jaskowski TD, Hill HR, Litwin CM. Comparison of two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays with an immunofluorescence assay for detection of Legionella pneumophila types 1 to 6. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Jul; 41(7):3060-3.
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Soper DE, Melone PJ, Conover WB. Legionnaire disease complicating pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 1986 Mar; 67(3 Suppl):10S-12S.
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Selander RK, McKinney RM, Whittam TS, Bibb WF, Brenner DJ, Nolte FS, Pattison PE. Genetic structure of populations of Legionella pneumophila. J Bacteriol. 1985 Sep; 163(3):1021-37.
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Nolte FS, Conlin CA, Roisin AJ, Redmond SR. Plasmids as epidemiological markers in nosocomial Legionnaires' disease. J Infect Dis. 1984 Feb; 149(2):251-6.